"Kois, J"

This article describes a technique that simplifies the making of an edentulous arch impression before the fabrication of a complete denture. Making an impression of an edentulous arch requires a unique combination of managing movable soft tissue commensurate with integrating different materials and a technique for accurate reproduction. The technique described requires a two-phase approach using a syringeable addition silicone during the border molding process and a condensation silicone wash material to capture the soft tissue while the functional border molding is repeated...

The understanding of the relationship between hard tissue, soft tissue, and tooth position is critical for the fabrication of an aesthetic implant restoration. The biology as well as the mechanics of each patient's situation should be evaluated and used to its maximal potential to support the surrounding tissues. Implant sites should be assessed before and after loss of tooth to help maintain the site in a state of aesthetic predictability. If the site deters from the ideal, procedures using orthodontics, bone grafting, or soft tissue grafting should be instituted to receive a well-placed implant...

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A controlled step-by-step approach for the use of templates for placement of dental implants is discussed. The provisional restoration, the blueprint for the final restoration, is duplicated in a radiopaque radiographic template. This illustrates the outline of the planned restoration in relation to the hard tissues.

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To assess correlations between cellular differentiation and enzymatic maturation in the developing rat colon, tissue from fetal, suckling, weanling, and adult rats was analyzed by electron microscopy and assayed for lactase, alkaline phosphatase, and sodium-potassium-stimulated adenosine triphosphatase activities. The proximal and distal colon were analyzed independently at all ages. All three enzymes were detected in the fetal colon when the cells were highly undifferentiated. Postnatally, significant regional differences in cellular ultrastructure appeared, only some of which were directly paralleled by enzymatic changes...

We report the cutaneous manifestations of multiple myeloma, using a retrospective review of 115 patients' records obtained from tumor registry files. Five patients were found to have biopsy-proved extramedullary plasmacytomas without extension from an underlying bony focus. Twelve patients had ecchymoses without thrombocytopenia; two of them had biopsy-proved amyloidosis. One patient presented with pyoderma gangrenosum and was subsequently diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The last patient initially presented with what clinically appeared to be leukocytoclastic vasculitis, and, in the course of a standard workup, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma...

Eight intraoral porcelain repair systems, ie, Oral Ceram-Etch (Gresco), Scotchprime (3M), Rocatec (ESPE), Command Ultrafine (Kerr), Silistor (Kulzer), Clearfil Porcelain Bond (J Morita), All-Bond (Bisco), and Monobond S (Vivadent) were used in this study. The control specimens consisted of unetched porcelain surfaces onto which a resin composite was polymerized without the use of an adhesive. Load fatigue was used as the testing method to simulate the repetitive action of mastication. The peak stress applied to each test specimen was 1500 psi (10...

When the dentition is mutilated by periodontal disease, it's hard to restore. The authors outline the mechanical and biological problems to overcome in treating advanced periodontal disease.

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